Agencies directory
Use the directory to find out who is doing what in prevention work on violence against women. The people and organisations listed are happy to share their experience, knowledge and materials.
So, if you are a teacher preparing a lesson plan, a youth worker doing group work with young people or are thinking about developing an awareness raising campaign in your area, there is likely to be something to get you started.
Aberdeen
- Aberdeen Domestic Abuse Partnership
Multi agency partnership working towards the elimination of violence against women
- Contact name
- Leslie Brown
- leslieb@aberdeencity.gov.uk
- Aberdeenshire Gender Based Abuse Partnership
Multi-agency partnership which supports strategic development of services across the public, private and third sector, to address gender-based abuse in Aberdeenshire.
- Contact name
- Val Milne
- val.milne@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
- Drugs Action Quay Services
The main independent drugs service operating in Aberdeen and provides a range of services to drug users, ex-users and family members. Quay services is a specialist service provided by Drugs Action which aims to reduce the harms associated with prostitution to the individual and the wider community and to support positive changes in high-risk behaviour and lifestyle
- Contact name
- Luan Grugeon
- luan@drugsaction.co.uk
- Website
- www.drugsaction.co.uk
- Rape and Abuse Support
Provides a comprehensive service including support and information on legal and medical issues arising from rape or sexual/ childhood sexual abuse. Provides face-to-face support, by letter and/or by email. Helpline answered both through the day and on a Mon or Thurs evening from 7-9pm (answer phone for all other times)
- Contact name
- Pat Wokoma
- info@rasane.org.uk
- Website
- www.rasane.org.uk
Ayr
- Action Scotland Against Stalking
A campaign to improve the rights of Scottish victims of stalking by seeking new laws on stalking and better training and awareness raising
- Contact name
- Action Scotland Against Stalking
- stalking.scotland@yahoo.co.uk
- Website
- http://www.nss.org.uk/scotland/
- South Ayrshire Multi-Agency Partnership to tackle Violence Against Women & Children
South Ayrshire's Multi-Agency Partnership (MAP) to tackle Violence Against Women is working together to try to dismantle all aspects of violence against women including (but not limited to) domestic abuse, rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, child sexual abuse and commercial sexual exploitation.
- Contact name
- Suzanne Bishop
- suzanne.bishop@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
- Website
- www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/vaw
- South Ayrshire Women’s Aid
Support, information and refuge to women (and their children) fleeing from domestic abuse
- Contact name
- Sandra Paton
- sawa.training@btinternet.com
Barrhead
- East Renfrewshire Violence Against Women Multi Agency Partnership
Partnership works together to improve services to women and children experiencing gender-based violence
- Contact name
- Kelly Craig
- kelly.craig@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
- Website
- www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/violence-against-women
Bearsden
- East Dunbartonshire Council
Provides community / children’s services / integrated planning / domestic abuse/ violence against women services
- Contact name
- Helen McGregor
- Helen.mcgregor@eastdunbarton.gov.uk
- Website
- www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
Clydebank
- Children and Young Person’s Network
The National Children and Young Person’s Network brings together professionals to implement the Scottish Executive’s Preventing Domestic Abuse – A National Strategy and the Scottish Government’s National Domestic Abuse Delivery Plan for Children and Young People
- Contact name
- Shona Bruce
- shona.bruce@westdunbarton.gov.uk
